Father Richard J. Rego, Chaplain
Fr. Isaac Fynn, Weekend Associate
PO Box 14257 Tucson, AZ 85732-4257
Office Hours 10:00-12:00 Mon-Fri
Phone: (520) 205-4096 * Fax: (520) 205-4097
Email: frrichardrego@comcast.net
Website:  www.saintgianna.net

“Put on then, as God’s holy and beloved people, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience.  Forgive one another; and if one has a complaint against another, as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also forgive.  And above all these things put on charity, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.  And let the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body.  And always be thankful - - - And whatever you do in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him” (Colossians 3: 12-15,17).

Latin Mass Schedule                        MASS INTENTIONS        
Daily Mass 7:00 am                                   Sun 6:30 Edwin C. Hackert, RIP
Saturday 8:30 am                            Sun 1:45 Pro Populo
Sunday Masses                            
6:30 am, 1:45 pm                                   Mon 7:00 AM Ben Fontano
Rosary                                      Tues Ben Fontano
Sundays 1:30 pm                                         Wed VA Tech Victims, RIP
                                           Thurs Dolores Norkowski
Confessions Schedule                        Friday: Camille Lander
Mon-Fri 11:00am to 12:00 Noon                    Saturday: As in St. Ambrose Bulletin
Saturday 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm                    
                                                               Readings July 22nd

Devotions Schedule                        Introit - - - Ps 47: 10-11, 2
Fatima Devotions                             Epistle - - Rom 8: 12-17
1st Monday of Month 7:00 pm        Gradual – Ps 30; 70:1
                                                         Alleluia - - Pa 47: 2
Saint Joseph Devotions                    Gospel - - Luke 16:19
Wednesday after 12:15 Mass                            
                                    


July 22nd - - -  Eight Sunday After Pentecost
Mon, July 23 - - - - -St. Apollinaris, Bishop & Martyr
Tues, July 24 - - - - Feria or St. Christina, Virgin & Martyr
Wed, July 25 - - - - St. James the Greater, Apostle
Thurs, July 26 - - - - St. Anne, Mother of Blessed Mother
Fri, July 27  - - - - - - Feria or St. Pantaleon, Martyr
Sat, July 28 - - - - - -Sts. Nazarius & Calsus, Martyrs

Gospel Words of Jesus Christ Our Divine Savior
42 But Jesus calling them, said: You know that they who seem to rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them: and their princes have power over them. 43 But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater, shall be your minister. 44 And whosoever will be first among you, shall be the servant of all. 45 For the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many. (Mark 10: 42-45)
the First Epist

From the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, but the spirit of a man that is in him? So the things also that are of God no man knoweth, but the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit that is of God; that we may know the things that are given us from God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the learned words of human wisdom; but in the doctrine of the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the sensual man perceives not these things that are of the Spirit of God; for it is foolishness to him, and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined. 15 But the spiritual man judges all things; and he himself is judged of no man. (2: 11-15)

Spiritual Thought Of The Week
From Blessed Are The Pure In Heart by Bishop Robert W. Finn: “Pornography violates modesty, chastity and truth. Human sexuality involves modesty, which protects the privacy of individuals regarding what is most personal and intimate. To invade this privacy, and unveil what should remain hidden, is an assault on human dignity.”

From The Imitation Of Christ By Thomas A Kempis
Book Three the Forty- Fourth Chapter- - GRANT me help in my needs, O Lord, for the aid of man is useless. How often have I failed to find faithfulness in places where I thought I possessed it! And how many times I have found it where I least expected it! Vain, therefore, is hope in men, but the salvation of the just is in You, O God. Blessed be Your name, O Lord my God, in everything that befalls us.  We are weak and unstable, quickly deceived and changed. Who is the man that is able to guard himself with such caution and care as not sometimes to fall into deception or perplexity? He who confides in You, O Lord, and seeks You with a simple heart does not fall so easily. And if some trouble should come upon him, no matter how entangled in it he may be, he will be more quickly delivered and comforted by You. For You will not forsake him who trusts in You to the very end.

From The Teachings Of The Second Vatican Council
SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM  (On the Sacred Liturgy)  #11: “But in order that the liturgy may be able to produce its full effects, it is necessary that the faithful come to it with proper dispositions, that their minds should be attuned to their voices, and that they should cooperate with divine grace lest they receive it in vain  . Pastors of souls must therefore realize that, when the liturgy is celebrated, something more is required than the mere observation of the laws governing valid and licit celebration; it is their duty also to ensure that the faithful take part fully aware of what they are doing, actively engaged in the rite, and enriched by its effects.”

From The Code Of Canon Law Canon 333 §1. By virtue of his office, the Roman Pontiff not only possesses power offer the universal Church but also obtains the primacy of ordinary power offer all particular churches and groups of them. Moreover, this primacy strengthens and protects the proper, ordinary, and immediate power, which bishops possess in the particular churches entrusted to their care.  §2. In fulfilling the office of supreme pastor of the Church, the Roman Pontiff is always joined in communion with the other bishops and with the universal Church. He nevertheless has the right, according to the needs of the Church, to determine the manner, whether personal or collegial, of exercising this office.  §3. No appeal or recourse is permitted against a sentence or decree of the Roman Pontiff.

Catechism of The Catholic Church  #2350 “Those who are engaged to marry are called to live chastity in continence. They should see in this time of testing a discovery of mutual respect, an apprenticeship in fidelity, and the hope of receiving one another from God. They should reserve for marriage the expressions of affection that belong to married love. They will help each other grow in chastity.”

SPECIAL NOTICE
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SCHEDULE CHANGE EFFECTIVE MONDAY, JULY 23, 2007 - - -  THE DAILY MASS WILL BE AT 7:00 AM.  DAILY CONFESSIONS WILL REMAIN FROM 11:00 TO 12:00.  THERE WILL NO LONGER BE A 12:15 DAILY MASS

Pope Benedict XVI Prayer Intention For July
General - - - - That every citizen as an individual and in a group actively participate in the life and management of public affairs.
Mission - - - That all Christians, conscious of their missionary duty, actively help those involved in the evangelization of peoples.



    On July 16, the Church commemorated the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.  On this date, in the year 1251, Our Blessed Mother designated the scapular to Saint Simon Stock as the special mark of her maternal love.  This feast is also known as the Feast of the Scapular.  Aside from the Carmelite Order, many other religious orders wear the scapular as a sign of Mary’s special protection.  Scores of lay people wear it for this same reason.
    
    Father Pius Parsch, the great liturgist of a few decades ago, made this interesting observation: “The scapular of the Blessed Virgin should remind us that Christians have an apostolate against current extremes and extravagances in modes of dress.  Clothes are a symbol of the person.  Like the Christian heart, dress must be chaste and simple for one judges the interior from the exterior.  It should not be necessary to add that special attention be given this matter when preparing for church attendance.”  Yet today, it is necessary to add that Christians cannot dress according to the standards of the pagan world.
    
    Who could deny that our modern world is obsessed with sins of lust?  One can hardly read a newspaper or listen to the radio without finding abundant evidence to support this claim.  Most television programs are utterly obscene.  The soap operas, for example, are an absolute affront to Catholic morality.  The mass media now provides a platform for the pagan agenda.  
    
    Moreover, modern fashions betray a pagan mentality.   Although this is true of both male and female fashions, the modern style of dress for woman has gone much beyond the vulgar, to the utterly obscene.  
    
    Some Catholics, rather than resist the trend and bear witness to Jesus Christ, dress as immodestly as nonbelievers.  This grieves the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.  Our Blessed Lady confirmed this by revealing to Blessed Jacinta Marto, one of the seers of Fatima, that sins of the flesh greatly offend Almighty God.  Jacinta tells us that: “The sins which cause most people to go to hell are sins of the flesh.  Fashions offend Our Lord greatly.  People who serve God should not follow the fashions of the world.”
    
    Father Parch has rightly observed that Christians must always dress modestly.  This is especially true when we go to church.  It is distressing to see people come to Mass in shorts and revealing clothes.
    
    Bishop John Yanta of Amarillo, Texas has written a marvelous Pastoral Letter entitled: “Modesty Starts with Purification of the Heart.” Check it out on our website www.saintgianna.net.  It is an excellent read.      
                                         
            Father Richard J. Rego, S.T.L.